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Companies are deploying AI assistants faster than they are training employees to work with them. According to Kseniia Lukina, a data and AI leader who develops professional upskilling programs on an online tech-education platform, this is creating a hidden skills gap.
Read the original →Generative AI has improved dramatically and is increasingly used in education, where learning benefits are expected. Some university students now leave assignments to AI, and an expert warns that opportunities for intellectual activity will be lost.
Read the original →Steven Johnson, who leads design of Google's Gemini Notebook, said AI should not be merely a tool that provides answers. He said it should help users reach answers through their own thinking.
Read the original →Hong Kong police are taking the AI story-and-quiz platform NSmarties to schools and public venues during an Oct. 1–Nov. 7 roadshow.
Read the original →Wayo Shodo Kai announced on October 13, 2026 an event for experiencing "earning on your own" in the AI era. Elementary school pupils will sell picture books they made and crepes in the real world at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno on October 17 and 18.
Read the original →Otemon Gakuin University announced on the 8th the release of No. 110 on its official special site, OTEMON VIEW. The theme is the study of Japanese language that is needed in the age of AI.
Read the original →Under the two-tier local government model, applying AI to support education officials at the commune and ward level is a practical requirement.
Read the original →The latest AI models took the January 2026 university entrance common test in 15 subjects and recorded an average score rate of 96.9 percent. Yukio Noguchi, professor emeritus at Hitotsubashi University, comments on which abilities AI can replace and which it cannot.
Read the original →Attain Co., Ltd. will hold a free online seminar on how university learning management systems will change in the generative AI era, featuring the next-generation LMS Canvas. It starts at 14:00 on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The target audience is executives, DX promotion staff and education reform staff at universities and educational institutions.
Read the original →The Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering reported that about 120,000 people took its AI and data science courses in the last three months. Cumulative enrollment since 2014 has passed 270,000 as of October 2026.
Read the original →The AICX Association will provide the non-commercial printed edition of the official textbook for its AI Agent Strategist certification free to the first 100 companies, for internal review. Applications are accepted until November 15, 2026. The textbook runs over 400 pages with more than 200 diagrams, and a separate prize draw on X is open to individuals.
Read the original →A beginner-level AI experience class, "Starting AI from Zero," was held on October 10 at the Okitsu community hall in Okitsu, Katsuura City. The class let participants try out what AI can do in an easy and enjoyable way.
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